Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Democratic Republic of the Congo on 28 November 2011; a facultative run-off on 26 February 2012 was shelved with a change in election laws.The government passed laws to abolish the second round of the presidential election and tried to change the legislative electoral system from proportional to majority representation, which has been strongly criticised by the opposition.Concerns have been raised about the transparency of the elections by a number of international organizations, which have called for an increase in the number of observers. Criticism has also been raised about the neglect of international organizations, namely the United Nations and the European Union in their support for the elections in the DR Congo.On 8 November 2011 opposition leader Étienne Tshisekedi declared himself president saying the majority of people turned against President Kabila.On 28 November 2011 elections were held under difficult conditions. There were incidents of violence throughout the country and chaotic voting. Because of violence and delays in the delivery of ballot boxes elections were extended by a second day.. }
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- Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_general_election,_2011 abstract "Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Democratic Republic of the Congo on 28 November 2011; a facultative run-off on 26 February 2012 was shelved with a change in election laws.The government passed laws to abolish the second round of the presidential election and tried to change the legislative electoral system from proportional to majority representation, which has been strongly criticised by the opposition.Concerns have been raised about the transparency of the elections by a number of international organizations, which have called for an increase in the number of observers. Criticism has also been raised about the neglect of international organizations, namely the United Nations and the European Union in their support for the elections in the DR Congo.On 8 November 2011 opposition leader Étienne Tshisekedi declared himself president saying the majority of people turned against President Kabila.On 28 November 2011 elections were held under difficult conditions. There were incidents of violence throughout the country and chaotic voting. Because of violence and delays in the delivery of ballot boxes elections were extended by a second day.".